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Getting In The TAN Zone - Eco Act Weather Fix

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"Kim in Tulsa"

>The weather is incredible here.  I think the weather guys on the news have
given up thinking we are going to have any sort of winter!  It's actually
going to be around 76 degrees here tomorrow.  I told Steve I was going to
plant some lettuce and radishes, just for the heck of it, because it's so
pretty.  The radishes, lettuce and spinach we just stuck in the ground in
September are still going strong.

**Heck with that!  Get a tan!

>We bought a house that was built in a former bottomland area near a river. 
But the soil is known statewide as being very productive.
(The OK. Cooperative Extension Experiment Station is just a mile behind our
house!  Field after field of test veggies and such!)

Steve thinks our soil is a tad too sandy, and so we've been augmenting it with
leaves and such.  

**Get it moist, grap a handful, see how/how much it falls apart,
& use a $15 kits which gives you ten ea N, P, K, pH tests.

**Were you the one with sunlight hours problems?  I'll answer
that tomorrow.  No sleep last night.
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>I have a feeling we're in for a drought too, if it doesn't rain.  It's dry as
can be in the garden right now.  I may go out and take some digital pics of
our garden and post them on the web, if anyone is interested...
Kim
Balmy Zone 6B  

*Pics in the garden, getting a tan... LOL! <G>
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>>From: gardensmith@juno.com
>Hey we must be nieghbors (c:  What do you think of this totally wack
>weather HUH??
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**Maybe some of you would just like to do something about
that...  Yes. 0.2 degreesC per decade up since '76,
and no reason for the change found,
until people are factored in...
Usually some varience.  Not these last decades...

CAUTION:  the below is eco... so Not Exactly Sq Ft.
This is neat, but tame, comparatively... :>)
Got an eco problem?  They will arrange for a scientist to join
your group at the beaureaucratic meeting of whatever,
and present science based reasons for your-eco-side.

Subject: SSI Notice: Expert Scientists Speak Out 

  ******************* SSI NOTICE *******************

  This notice is to inform you of a remarkable open letter
  published recently by the heads of the UK and US national
  weather services. In this letter, the two climatologists
  confirm the seriousness of human-induced climatic change
  and warn against complacency and the dangers of "doing
  nothing" about climatic change.

  The letter is dated December 22, 1999 and was published
  originally on December 30, 1999 in a large British
  newspaper -- The Independent -- but received very little
  news coverage in the United States. UCS has learned that
  the letter was initiated in response to a December 16
  article in USA Today. This article dismissed the
  seriousness of climate change and tried to undermine the
  scientific credibility of a world map depicting early
  warning signs of climate change that was recently published
  by UCS and several other environmental organizations. (See
  SSI Notice of 11/19/99. Also, check out the web site at:
  <www.climatehotmap.org>.)
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:12:04 GMT 

  From: ssi@ucsusa.org    Add To Address Book  Add To Junk Mail Blocker List 

  Subject: SSI Notice: Climate Map Briefing and Discussion 
  ******************* SSI NOTICE *******************

  Dear SSI Member,

  As many of you know, last month the Union of Concerned
  Scientists - along with six other organizations - released a
  poster-sized map illustrating the impacts of climate change
  around the world (for more info on the map, see
  http://www.climatehotmap.org ). Many of you have ordered
  copies of this map and expressed interest in using it as an
  educational tool. This message is to let you know about two
  additional services provided by UCS to help you use the map
  most effectively:

  1) the digital replay of the teleconference briefing on the
  map, available through 1/31/00

  2) an on-going, on-line discussion with the map producers
  and other scientists to answer questions about the map,
  counter skeptics' arguments, and share ideas for its use --
  with new postings as of 1/7/00!

  1) DIGITAL REPLAY

  On December 16, 1999, SSI held a teleconference briefing on
  the map. About 60 SSI members participated in the briefing
  and many others have already had the chance to listen to the
  taped playback from the 90-minute call. SSI is making the
  digital playback widely available to interested SSI members
  who did not have the opportunity to participate in the
  original briefing.

  If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity,
  please contact us to get the toll-free telephone number and
  the password by replying to this message at
  <ssi,etc>. We will send you the briefing playback
  instructions at that time. The playback will be available
  through January 31, 2000.

  This is what you'll hear in the briefing playback:

  Dr. Sharon Locke of UCS and Dr. Janine Bloomfield of the
  Environmental Defense Fund provided an overview of the
  scientific underpinnings of the map, including explanations
  of the "hot spot" selection criteria. UCS Assistant
  Secretary Paul Fain reviewed some possible uses of the map
  with the media and policymakers and suggested some key
  messages to be used in communicating the map's concepts. The
  briefing wrapped up with a substantive question-and-answer
  session.

  *** Please Note: This replay is being provided at UCS's
  expense as a service to SSI participants only. Please do not
  distribute the toll-free number and password. Refer other
  interested parties to the map website
  (http://www.climatehotmap.org ) where they can view and
  order the map.

  2) ON-LINE DISCUSSION

  We have set up an on-going web-based forum for SSI members
  to continue a discussion about the map. In the context of
  this forum, SSI members can address questions to the map's
  producers and communicate with each other about their use of
  the map. This forum will also be a place to post feedback
  and suggestions for updates to the map in the future.

  We have posted a set of key messages that will assist you in
  talking about the map to reporters, policymakers, and
  general audiences, as well as provide you some suggestions
  for answering questions from skeptics. In addition, there
  are some interesting posts related to additional hotspot
  points and global warming "skeptics" approaches to the map.

  To enter the forum, go to the UCS website
  (http://www.ucsusa.org ) and click on "SSI Members" at the
  bottom of the page. This will take you to the SSI Members
  Page (username: xxxxx; passcode: xxxxxxxx), where you will
  find a news item on the teleconference briefing. Click on
  "ongoing discussion" to enter the forum.

  *** Please note: The SSI Members Page is intended for use by
  SSI members only. Please do not share the password.

  As ever, please feel free to send us any comments about the
  report itself, the briefing, or the replay feature.

  Nancy Cole Katie Mogelgaard
  SSI Project Manager SSI Organizer
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This is simple stuff.  These folks are middle of the road conservative, but
eco-active.  You can join or support.  Members share the juicier stuff, as it
is political strategy wich would be lost if all got it I suppose.  they are
unusual in that they are a really top drwaer no monkey business active group.

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